I had a dream last night
That I was walking down Mass Avenue
I never thought I'd see the day
But it's ages since I thought of you
And the city in the winter
And the girl I was before
Now I hardly go to Boston anymore
So you moved to San Francisco
Different weather, different sea
It's a place you swore you hated
It's a lot closer to me
I love Sacramento summers
Built a home with a green door
So I hardly go to Boston anymore
My friends were always skeptics
Of the banners and the airs
It's a lovely place to visit
But they couldn't see me there
They saw all the ways you hurt me
I saw all your hopes and fears
But I haven't been to Boston now
In so many years
And what felt like an eternity
Well now it's just a memory
Someone else's favorite movie scene
Just a song that I hear playin' at the store
I keep the photo album shut
I keep the letters in the drawer
I don't need to have the answers
There are questions
I feel no need to explore
So I hardly go to Boston
There are memories I'd get lost in
But I know too well the cost
And I ignore
Yes, I stay away from Boston
I don't want to go to Boston
Yeah, I hardly go to Boston
Anymore